In the Shaoyang Chess Courtyard, Yan Donglai rarely got up early, and the custom of getting up early on January 4 was all because of his request from that eccentric gentleman.

Yan Donglai didn't have time to eat breakfast, so he came to the teaching place.

It's not a classroom at all, it's a secluded wood. There is no chessboard on the round table, not that the chessboard is not needed for teaching, but that the chessboard is carved on the stone table. Criss-crossed, straight lines, nineteen distinct.

Yan Donglai came at the specified time, and he was waiting there early to teach and teach. Yan Donglai bowed deeply and sat opposite the sect.

He picked up a sunspot and landed at Tian Yuan.

Yan Donglai has been in the chess academy for so long, but he has not been good at chess.

That Jiao Xi just said a few words to Yan Dong when they met for the first time.

"I'm not a teacher, and I don't know how to teach chess. Since you have come to my door, I will take you as a disciple. ”

"You can go to the teaching and teaching of this full school, and you don't have to stick to what one family says and learns. ”

"After half a year, if you want to go back, you can go back. ”

In the last few times, there were almost no words.

It is not the first time that Yan Donglai has seen this kind of sheep-like teaching, but he is also happy to see this enlightened teacher, otherwise it is too strict, and the life of the academy is too boring for him. He didn't know what he was going to do.

Tian Yuan fell into place, this kind of arrogant behavior, and the teacher didn't come to correct him. After a few games of chess, Yan Donglai could be regarded as having a real understanding of this teacher. I don't talk much, and I play chess very slowly. No matter how unreasonable Yan Donglai was, Mr. Jiao Xi controlled the end of the chess game around eighty pieces.

Yan Donglai didn't learn Go, something he wasn't interested in, and he didn't get to the bottom of Mr. Xi's situation.

And this pair, who are not like master and apprentice, are playing Go with great tacit understanding at the moment. With a cup of tea, Yan Donglai was defeated cleanly. Mr. Jiao Xi won again, ending in his eighties.

Yan Donglai pretended to be frustrated and said, "Mr. has superb chess skills. ”

He spoke without the slightest embarrassment.

The chess instructor did not speak, and silently picked up the white chess pieces.

One, two, three, one at a time, he wasn't fast.

Yan Dong looked at the ordinary chess pieces and waited quietly. He has never cleaned up the mess, let alone a move that has already been decided. So it turned out that when he saw the nod of his husband, he would leave in a puff of smoke.

However, today I didn't see Mr. nodding, so Yan Donglai was a little puzzled, but he showed it well.

When Mr. Jiao Xi finally finished cleaning up the white chess, Yan Donglai opened his mouth and called softly: "Sir." ”

Who knows that the gentleman has not yet looked up, let alone nodded. He began to pack up the sunspots again.

Yan Donglai now understands everything. It turned out that Mr. Today was in a bad mood.

No matter how unconscious he was, he hurriedly sat down and cleaned up the black chess pieces together. His speed was not slow, sometimes four or five, seven or eight in one hand, but it took more than a dozen blinks to put the white son on the chessboard.

Mr. Jiaoxi's face was still calm.

Yan Donglai has always spoken boldly: "Sir, I don't know what worries you have, can the disciple relieve your worries?"

Mr. Na Jiao Xi said: "I don't have a good memory over the years, and I seem to have forgotten some things recently. ”

Yan Donglai thought about it, it turned out that this gentleman was so pitiful, it would be good if he could forget that he was his disciple one day.

"Some things I don't remember, but it's a good thing. In life, the most important thing is to be at ease. ”

"Are you at ease?"

"No, the disciple is trapped in the cage of the chess courtyard. ”

"Haha, Fan Cage? You're the second person to say that in so many years. It's so much fun. Mr. Jiaoxi said with a smile.

"Who's that guy up front?"

"Are you calling Yan Donglai?" said Mr. Jiaoxi, shaking his head and changing the subject.

It was the first time Yan Donglai had heard Mr. Jiao Xi ask this question, and he didn't know what he wanted, so he just nodded and said, "The disciple is here." ”

The letter said that you came from an extraordinary background, pretentious and extraordinary, and acted strangely. After these few times, why don't I see you at all?"

Yan Dong came here to know the contents of the letter, and he inevitably slandered in his heart, what did that bullshit senior brother write nonsense. He didn't want this gentleman to waste more time on himself, but smiled falsely and said humbly: "The disciple is only one mediocre, and he has been slandered by many people, and he can't defend himself." ”

This is not a mediocre statement. Mr. Xi's eyes lit up as he spoke.

"The disciple knows that his qualifications are dull, and the rotten wood is difficult to carve, so he should not be taught so carefully. ”

Yan Donglai blindly belittled himself, but he didn't know that in the eyes of that teacher, he was humble.

"I'm not very careful, although your chess skills are a little worse, but people are not so unbearable. ”

Yan Donglai saw that the plan failed, and he didn't retreat cleanly before retreating, so he was stopped by this teacher and pulled back.

"I don't know why, but when I see you, I think of that person. Is there a resemblance between the two of you? Or are you his heir? No, no, he shouldn't have any heirs. ”

"I don't know who the gentleman is referring to. ”

"I hope I have only seen him once in my life, and I hope I will never see him again. Because people like him are too terrible, too selfish, too selfish. ”

"Sir, don't say that there are no two identical leaves in the world, and besides, there are thousands of people in the world, and you can't say who is like whom. I am who I am. Yan Donglai realized the subtext in Mr.'s words and immediately defended himself.

To be honest, he didn't know what this teaching meant, but he really fancied his extraordinary qualifications and wanted to teach him. So, how long will my half-year prisoner life be extended?

Looking at the cunning in Yan Donglai's eyes, Mr. Jiaoxi finally laughed.

"Very well, so you are still a little scared. So what are you afraid of? Can you tell me?"

"Does Sir want to hear the truth or a lie?" Yan Dong said.

"Oh, what's the difference?"

"To tell the truth, naturally I'm afraid that I won't be good at learning and lose my husband's face. ”

"Shame on you? haha. Mr. Jiaoxi shook his head again and asked, "What about lies?"

"The lie is that I am afraid that Mr. will be worried that I will lose your face, and you will not let me leave when the deadline of half a year is up. ”

"True and false, false and true. There is no difference between these two answers. But is that all you want to leave?"

"How do you say this? The disciple is here, it's like going to prison. ”

"Jail, what kind of metaphor is this?"

"Neither body nor mind is free. Mr. Yan Donglai pinched his nose and said.

After hearing this, Mr. Jiaoxi finally stood up: "Not being free has the advantage of not being free. ”

"Freedom is the beauty of freedom. Don't fool me, sir. ”

Mr. Jiaoxi smiled again and said, "Then learn to find freedom in unfreedom." ”

This time, he actually wanted to leave here before Yan Donglai.

"Did you find the gentleman?"

Actually, Yan Donglai is not likely to play such a Zen machine, so he asked quite directly.

Who knows, Mr. Jiaoxi really returned to his seat and began to think.

Yan Donglai also wanted to know the answer, so he didn't leave, and sat quietly in place.

"It seems like I can't leave the chess academy for the rest of my life. After a long time, Mr. Jiaoxi said calmly.

"What kind of promise is it not to leave for the rest of your life?" Yan Donglai asked curiously.

After thinking about this, Mr. Jiaoxi got up again and turned to leave.

Before leaving, he didn't forget to look back and say, "I hope I can see your progress next time." ”

Progress? What progress? I said I couldn't do chess. Yan Donglai opened his mouth to defend himself, but unexpectedly, Mr. Jiaoxi didn't give him this opportunity at all, and he had already retreated without a trace.

I came out of the forest from the back door and found that Fu Beichen was already waiting outside.

It was drizzling, and Fu Beichen stood in the rain with a black umbrella. After Yan Dong came out, Fu Beichen hurriedly stepped forward.

"Today, Mr. Jiaoxi and I have been chatting for a few days. ”

"Oh, what did you say?" Fu Beichen didn't answer stupidly, no wonder, why is it so late today. After all, there is a difference between master and servant.

"I'm wondering if I'm going to turn over this card and save me the guesswork, and it's like a cat scratching around in my heart. ”

"No, otherwise, the life of this academy will not be able to live. Yan Donglai quickly shook his head.

Fu Beichen led Yan Donglai to the carriage, the carriage was rich and valuable, which was earned by Yan Donglai's hard work some time ago.

Most of the students in the chess academy stayed away from this carriage, and they were also a little afraid and alienated from Yan Donglai.

"Let's go to the restaurant. Yan Donglai cheered.

"Drive. Fu Beichen shook his horsewhip and drove the carriage around the city, a pair of master and servant.